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Institutional Cluster

ABCB

Ameris Bancorp
BULLISH
Impact 5/10
Horizonweeks Processed2mo ago
Institutional cluster: 5 buyers, 2 sellers (bullish)
Actionable Insight ▲ Bullish

The cluster suggests growing institutional conviction in ABCB, likely tied to regional bank fundamentals or interest rate positioning. However, the 45-day 13F reporting lag and absence of insider buying reduce immediacy. Monitor the next earnings release for confirmation of the thesis.

DirectionBullish
Confidencemedium
Horizonweeks
Latest settled — T+20d
ABCB ▼ -2.95% at T+20d
LONG call ✗ call lost -2.95% · α vs SPY -2.03% · entry $87.57 → $84.99
Next anchor: T+60d in 6d
Latest observation: T+53 -0.43% FF3 residual α
Entry = T+0 close
Aug 8, 2026
via day close
T+1d
+0.75%
call +0.75% · α +1.07%
$88.23
settled 3mo ago
T+5d
+1.68%
call +1.68% · α +1.73%
$89.04
settled 2mo ago
T+20d
-2.95%
call -2.95% · α -2.03%
$84.99
settled 8w ago
T+60d
Pending
in 6d

Executive Summary

A bullish institutional cluster emerged in ABCB during 2026-Q2, with 5 asset managers adding $39.1M in net new positions while only 2 trimmed $1.2M. The largest move came from New York State Common Retirement Fund, which doubled its stake to $41.1M, and First Eagle Investment Management added $10.4M. The buying is broad-based but lacks insider corroboration, tempering conviction.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
accumulating
Buy Value
$81.2M
Sell Value
$3.0M
Net Flow
$37.9M

Institutional Positions

Net institutional flow: $37.9M

▲ Buyers (5)

InstitutionActionChangePosition ValueValue Δ
New York State Common Retirement FundDOUBLED+120.2%$41.1M$25.0M
First Eagle Investment ManagementADD+32.9%$29.7M$10.4M
Russell Investments GroupADD+34.5%$10.1M$3.6M

▼ Sellers (2)

InstitutionActionChangePrev ValueValue Δ
Artemis Investment ManagementTRIM-59.8%$1.9M-$1.0M
Hightower AdvisorsTRIM-27.2%$1.1M-$166.0K

Key Facts

  • 5 institutional buyers added net $39.1M in ABCB during Q2 2026
  • New York State Common Retirement Fund doubled its position to $41.1M (+120.2% shares)
  • First Eagle Investment Management added 32.9% to $29.7M
  • Only 2 sellers trimmed a combined $1.2M (Artemis -59.8%, Hightower -27.2%)
  • No open-market insider buying was detected in the same window

Financial Impact

Net institutional buying of approximately $37.9M (buyers added $39.1M, sellers trimmed $1.2M), representing ~0.63% of ABCB's $6.0B market cap

institutional ownershipfloat

Risk Factors

  • 13F data is 45+ days stale; positions may have been unwound
  • No insider buying to corroborate the institutional signal
  • Net buying is modest relative to market cap (~0.6%)

Market Snapshot

Exchange
NYSE
Sector
State Commercial Banks
Analyst Consensus
62% bullish (13 analysts)

Investment Themes

Traditional Finance

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 institutional 13F filing from SEC EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
INST-CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)inst-cluster-ABCB-2026-Q2
10 reports for ABCB
Performance horizon
100% Hit rate @ T+5 4 of 4 directional calls Went positive at some point 4 of 4 best @ T+60▲ +6.81%Apr 23, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for ABCB — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Oct 22, 2026
4d ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 5/10
$82.63awaiting T+5——
Aug 8, 2026
11w ago
Institutional Cluster
BULLISH ★ 5/10
$87.57 $89.04▲ +1.68%▲ +1.73%—
Jun 12, 2026
19w ago
8-K
BEARISH ★ 6/10
$87.85 $87.36▲ +0.56%▼ −0.83%—
May 21, 2026
22w ago
S-3ASR
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$84.69 $83.19▼ −1.77%▼ −3.43%—
Apr 23, 2026
26w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 8/10
$84.89 $85.25▲ +0.42%▼ −0.49%—
Apr 7, 2026
28w ago
DEFA14A
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$79.59 $82.84▲ +4.08%▼ −1.25%—
Feb 24, 2026
34w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$80.67 $79.22▼ −1.79%▼ −0.69%—
Feb 23, 2026
35w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$79.14 $79.13▼ −0.01%▲ +1.02%—
Feb 24, 2026
35w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$79.14 $79.13▲ +0.01%▼ −1.02%—
Feb 24, 2026
35w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$79.14 $79.13▲ +0.01%▼ −1.02%—
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Report published Aug 8, 2026